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1674587

registered interest
date	01/12/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Transgender People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the HM Prison and Service Offender Equalities Annual Report 2022-23, published on 30 November 2023, how many and what proportion of transgender prisoners held in (a) England and (b) Wales were convicted of a sexual offence.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	4852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2023 answer text <p>We have strengthened our policy so that no transgender woman convicted of either a sexual or violent offence, or who retains male genitalia, can be held in the general women’s estate, other than in truly exceptional circumstances, which must be signed off by a minister.</p><p>A total of 100 transgender prisoners had a sexual offence as a principal offence and were housed in prison establishments across England and Wales on 31 March 2023.</p><p> </p><p>If a question is posed for information and the total figure amounts to five people or fewer, the MoJ must consider whether this would be likely to lead to the identification of individuals and whether disclosure of this information would be in breach of our statutory obligations under the UK General Data Protection Regulation and/or the Data Protection Act 2018. We believe that the release of some of this information would be likely to lead to identification of the individuals concerned.</p><p> </p><p>For this reason, it is not possible to provide a split by legal gender (i.e., counts and percentages by legal gender male or legal gender female) or to provide a split by geography (i.e., counts and percentages in England and Wales).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 4853 question first answered 07/12/2023 12:06:14 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1674589

registered interest
date	01/12/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Transgender People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the HM Prison and Service Offender Equalities Annual Report 2022-23, published on 30 November 2023, how many and what proportion of transgender prisoners convicted of a sexual offence were registered as (a) male and (b) female at birth.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	4853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2023 answer text <p>We have strengthened our policy so that no transgender woman convicted of either a sexual or violent offence, or who retains male genitalia, can be held in the general women’s estate, other than in truly exceptional circumstances, which must be signed off by a minister.</p><p>A total of 100 transgender prisoners had a sexual offence as a principal offence and were housed in prison establishments across England and Wales on 31 March 2023.</p><p> </p><p>If a question is posed for information and the total figure amounts to five people or fewer, the MoJ must consider whether this would be likely to lead to the identification of individuals and whether disclosure of this information would be in breach of our statutory obligations under the UK General Data Protection Regulation and/or the Data Protection Act 2018. We believe that the release of some of this information would be likely to lead to identification of the individuals concerned.</p><p> </p><p>For this reason, it is not possible to provide a split by legal gender (i.e., counts and percentages by legal gender male or legal gender female) or to provide a split by geography (i.e., counts and percentages in England and Wales).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 4852 question first answered 07/12/2023 12:06:14 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1674478

registered interest
date	30/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Accommodation: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average cost was of a prison place in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	4725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>An average cost per prisoner, costs per prison place and overall prison unit costs for each private and public sector prison in England and Wales are routinely published by His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service. This information is produced on an annual basis and is published after the end of each financial year.</p><p>Information on prison expenditure can be accessed in the Prison and Probation Performance Statistics pages for each financial year on the <a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a> website that can be accessed on this link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prison-and-probation-trusts-performance-statistics" target="_blank">Prison and Probation Performance Statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>The average cost per prisoner place for the last five years is provided in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Average Cost Per Prisoner</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>£37,543</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>£41,136</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>£42,670</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>£48,409</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>£47,434</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The 2022/23 figures have not yet been published.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 06/12/2023 12:37:28 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1674094

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Older Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers are aged over 63 as of 29 November 2023.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	4446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>The quarterly HMPPS workforce statistics publication covers staffing information, including number of staff in post by length of service and grade. The latest publication covers data for up to the period 30 September 2023. Information after this date has not yet been published and so data relating to any period after this date cannot be given.</p><p> </p><p>Data for the number of band 3-5 prison officers who were 63 or over as at 30 September 2023 is given as follows: there were 501 (headcount) band 3-5 prison officers in service within HM Prisons and Probation Service who were aged 63 or over as at 30 September 2023. Band 3-5 Officers includes Band 3-4 / Prison Officers (including specialists), Band 4 / Supervising Officers, and Band 5 / Custodial Managers.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 05/12/2023 13:34:57 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1674096

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Bedford Prison: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what maintenance work is required at HMP Bedford as of 29 November 2023.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	4447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>HMPPS is continuing to invest in the prison estate to ensure that prisons remain safe and secure. The following works at HMP Bedford are in delivery or have been approved for future delivery: replacement of the segregation unit, fire safety upgrades across the prison, installation of CCTV in all ‘hot spot’ areas, installation of anti-ligature cells, replacement of window frames where necessary, installation of electrical points in constant watch cells electric points, rerouting of cell call bells, and repairs to burst hot water main.</p><p>In addition to the projects listed above, the establishment is also in the process of seeking approval a number of further works including: replacement of diesel-powered generator, provision of safe access to plant areas, installation of CCTV into E wing, refurbishment of gym showers, renewal of A &amp; C Wing flooring., refurbishment of main kitchen, heating system replacement, and window replacement.</p><p>We will shortly publish an action plan responding to the Urgent Notification issued by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons on 17 November. This will set out what further measures we’re implementing, including maintenance activity, to drive wider improvements at HMP Bedford.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 06/12/2023 17:49:19 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1674099

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation Service: Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many vacancies for roles in the probation delivery units within the probation service there are in the areas covering Greater London as of 29 November 2023.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	4448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>As of September 2023, there were 150 FTE vacancies across Probation Delivery Units (PDUs) in the London Probation Service region. This is a net figure across Probation Service grades with surpluses in some grades and PDUs and deficits for others. This figure excludes surpluses and deficits in non-Probation Delivery Unit business units within the London Probation Service region.</p><p>Recruitment and retention remain a priority across the Probation Service. We have accelerated recruitment of trainee Probation Officers (PQiPs) to increase staffing levels, particularly in Probation Delivery Units (PDUs) with the most significant staffing challenges. As a result, over 4,000 PQiPs joined the service between 2020/21 and 2022/23 which we anticipate will start to directly impact reduction of caseloads. We continue to run centralised recruitment campaigns in priority regions to help bolster the number of applications and improve time to hire for key operational roles.</p><p>The Probation Service is in its second year of a multi-year pay deal for staff. Salary values of all pay bands will increase each year, targeted at key operational grades to improve a challenging recruitment and retention position.</p><p><em>Notes</em></p><p>1. Vacancies have been calculated as the difference between Target Staffing and Staff in Post (FTE - Full Time Equivalent).</p><p>2. Staff in Post data has been taken from an internal data source, completed by regions each month. This is subject to error as a result of the manual nature with which returns are completed.</p><p>3. Staff in Post data have been taken from internal management information and as such, may not align exactly with published quarterly statistics.</p><p>4. Data shows the net number of vacancies, with surpluses in some grades taken into account alongside vacancies for other grades.</p><p>5. Data shows the average number of vacancies across the month, adjusted for joiners and leavers within the month.</p><p>6. September 2023 is the most recent time point for which we have vacancy level information available.</p><p>7. Greater London has been interpreted as meaning the London Probation Service region. No Probation Delivery Units have been included from other Probation Service Regions.</p><p>8. Data presented does not factor in surpluses or deficits for those working in non-Probation Delivery Unit business units in London.</p><p>9. In calculating vacancies, Trainee Probation Officers have been included as full FTEs (Full Time Equivalents).</p><p>10. Data does not take into account long-term absences / loans / temporary cover / agency staff or sessional staff.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 06/12/2023 12:36:14 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1674101

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation Service: Resignations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many probation officers in the probation delivery units in the areas covering Greater London left the probation service in (a) 2022 and (b) 2023.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	4449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>The quarterly HMPPS workforce statistics publication covers staffing information, including number of leavers by group by structure/division. The latest publication covers data for up to the period 30 September 2023.</p><p> </p><p>Data for the number of probation officers who left the London Probation Service by probation delivery unit, in the period 1st January 2022 to 31st December 2022 and the period 1st January 2023 to 30th September 2023 is provided in table 1 and table 2 below.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Probation officers who left the London Probation Service by probation delivery unit, in the period 1st January 2022 - 31st December 2022</strong></p><p>(headcount)</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>PDU</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Headcount</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LDU Cluster Ealing, Harrow and Hillingdon</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PDU Barking, Dagenham and Havering</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PDU Brent</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PDU Camden and Islington</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PDU Croydon</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PDU Ealing and Hillingdon</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PDU Enfield and Haringey</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PDU Greenwich and Bexley</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PDU Hackney and City</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PDU Hammersmith, Fulham, Kensington, Chelsea, Westminster</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PDU Harrow and Barnet</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PDU Kingston, Richmond and Hounslow</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PDU Lambeth</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PDU Lewisham and Bromley</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PDU Newham</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PDU Redbridge and Waltham Forest</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PDU Southwark</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PDU Tower Hamlets</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PDU Wandsworth, Merton and Sutton</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PS London Accrued Programmes and Structured Interventions</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PS London Corporate Services</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PS London Headquarters</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PS London Public Protection Custody</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>79</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Table 2: Probation officers who left the London Probation Service by probation delivery unit, in the period 1st January 2023 - 30th September 2023 <sup>(p)</sup></strong></p><p>(headcount)</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>PDU</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Headcount</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LDU Cluster Ealing, Harrow and Hillingdon</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PDU Barking, Dagenham and Havering</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PDU Brent</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PDU Camden and Islington</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PDU Croydon</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PDU Ealing and Hillingdon</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PDU Enfield and Haringey</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PDU Greenwich and Bexley</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PDU Hackney and City</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PDU Hammersmith, Fulham, Kensington, Chelsea, Westminster</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PDU Harrow and Barnet</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PDU Kingston, Richmond and Hounslow</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PDU Lambeth</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PDU Lewisham and Bromley</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PDU Newham</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PDU Redbridge and Waltham Forest</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PDU Southwark</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PDU Tower Hamlets</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PDU Wandsworth, Merton and Sutton</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PS London Accrued Programmes and Structured Interventions</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PS London Corporate Services</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PS London Headquarters</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PS London Public Protection Custody</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>53</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The leaving rate for probation officers in the London Probation Service was 12.4% in the 12 months to 30 September 2023 – a fall from the year prior.</p><p> </p><p>Both recruitment and retention remain a priority across the Probation Service. We have accelerated recruitment of trainee Probation Officers (PQiPs) to increase staffing levels, particularly in Probation Delivery Units (PDUs) with the most significant staffing challenges. There were 2,185 staff, equivalent to 2,164 FTE, as at 30 September 2023 undertaking the PQiP training, which we anticipate will start to directly impact on the reduction of caseloads as they qualify.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes to table 1 and table 2:</strong></p><ol><li><em>Movements due to machinery of Government changes or due to staff transferring to or from the private sector as a result of changes in the management of establishments are not included in these tables.</em></li><li><em>Leaver numbers are provisional, pending the end of year re-run of data.</em></li><li><em>As with all HR databases, extracts are taken at a fixed point in time, to ensure consistency of reporting. However, the database itself is dynamic and where updates to the database are made late, subsequent to the taking of the extract, these updates will not be reflected in figures produced by the extract. For this reason, HR data are unlikely to be precisely accurate.</em></li><li><em>Leaving includes staff who have left the employment of HMPPS altogether and does not include internal transfers within the department. Reasons for leaving include, resignation, retirement, dismissals, redundancies, transfers to other government departments and even death. Figures for staff leaving by their different reasons for leaving are published as part of the HMPPS workforce bulletin.</em></li></ol><p><em><em>(p) Figures relating to current financial year are provisional and may be subject to change in future.</em></em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 04/12/2023 16:41:30 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1674102

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation Service: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many probation officers were employed in the probation delivery units in the areas covering Greater London in (a) 2020, (b) 2021, (c) 2022 and (d) 2023.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	4450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>The number of probation officers in post based in London Probation Service are given in the table below. Figures broken down by each PDU can be found in the accompanying excel file.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Band 4 Probation Officers in post in London Probation Service<sup>1</sup>, as at 30 September 2020-2023</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><em>Full-time equivalent</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>As at…</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Probation officers</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30 September 2020</p></td><td><p>434</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30 September 2021</p></td><td><p>565</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30 September 2022</p></td><td><p>549</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30 September 2023</p></td><td><p>562</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes</p><ol><li>On 1 June 2014, the National Probation Service, which is responsible for high-risk offenders in the community, was created and staff in the Probation Trusts joined HMPPS as civil servants. In late June 2021, more than 7,000 staff from private sector Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRC) came together with probation staff already in the public sector in the new Probation Service.</li></ol><p>From April 2021, the Probation Service underwent a reorganisation, with staff moving into new Probation Delivery Units (PDUs). Therefore, prior to this date, staff were based in LDUs (Local Delivery Units). During the reorganisation, there was a split of some staff who had moved into the new PDUs and some staff who were still assigned to the old LDUs on the reporting system. A small number of staff remained on cost centres related to the old structure after the move</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 04/12/2023 16:43:24 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name 2023-12-04 PQ 4450 table.xlsx title Table
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1673576

registered interest
date	28/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many tents prisons have provided to people leaving prison in (a) 2022-23 and (b) 2023-24 to date.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	4181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>There is no official policy to issue tents as part of releasing people from prison, therefore the Ministry of Justice does not collect data on the number of tents issued. As such no information can be provided.</p><p>Our Prisons Strategy White Paper set out our plans to reduce reoffending, including improving prison leavers’ access to accommodation. This includes delivering our transitional accommodation service, known as Community Accommodation Service – Tier 3 (CAS-3), which provides up to 84 nights of basic temporary accommodation for prison leavers who would otherwise be homeless.</p><p>CAS-3 launched in five initial probation regions in July 2021. The service was expanded to Wales in June 2022, with expansion to the remaining six probation regions in England by the end of the year, to support the thousands of offenders who leave prison homeless.</p><p>Between 01 July 2021 and 31 March 2023 5,796 individuals, who would have otherwise been homeless, were accepted on to CAS-3.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 04/12/2023 13:23:33 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1673616

registered interest
date	28/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Lost Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much compensation was paid to prisoners for items lost in transit at HMP Swansea in 2023.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	4189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>There has been no compensation paid to prisoners for items lost in transit from HMP Swansea in 2023.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 04/12/2023 13:24:04 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury